9．She had to pack up her bedroom in Virgina Beach，where she lived with her mother，two sisters and brother．She had to say goodbye to her two dogs，who used to sleep in her bed，and to the beach，where she loved to ride waves on her boogie board．
But it was time to take the leap，however，heartbreaking and awkward it would be．Even at 14，Douglas knew that．
So off she went about 1，200miles to West Des Moines，Lowa，to train with a coach from China and live with a white family she had never been met．When she arrived，Douglas thought that she must be the only black person in the state．When she woke up，she always said，"This isn't my bed set．Where am I？"
Liang Chow，who had coached the Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson，transformed Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the world，helping her skyrocket from an average member of the national team to the top of the sport．And a couple with four young daughters became her second family，nurturing her in Iown while her real family supported her from afar．
That move also was important in Douglas's making history．By winning the Olympic all-round title，she became the first black woman to do so．She also became the fourth American woman to win the all-round，following Mary Lou Retton in 1984，Carly Patternson in 2004and Nastia Liukin in 2008．
Douglas won，scoring 62.232points，and led the competition from beginning to end．Viktoria Komova，who sobbed into her coach's chest when she learned she had lost，won the silver，with 61.973points．Aliya Mustafina，the 2010world all-round champion，won the bronze with 59.566points．The other American in the competition，Aly Raisman finished fourth after losing a tiebreaker（决胜局） to Mustafina．
Douglas said she had felt confident all along that she would win．"It was just an amazing feeling，"she said，giggling（咯咯笑）．"I was just like，believe，don't fear，believe．"After sacrificing（牺牲） so much，she had no other choice but to push forward，she said．
56．Why did Douglas leave her home at 14？（no more than 10words）
Because she needed training to be a gymnast．
57．How did she feel when Douglas first arrived at the new home？
（no more than 5words）
She felt uneasy．
58．What does the underlined word"skyrocket"in Paragraph 4most probably mean？（no more than 3words）
Soar．/Rise rapidly．/Increase suddenly/greatly．
59．Is Douglas the first American woman who won all-round？Why do you think so？
（no more than 15words）
No，she isn't．Sh e is the first black woman to do so．
60．What do you think of Douglas from the story？Give your reasons．
（no more than 20words）
She is strong-minded．After she won the game，she said"I was just like，believe，don't fear，believe．"．
分析 文章讲述了著名的运动员Douglas的成长之路．十四岁时她离开家乡，接受训练．通过努力她获得了成功．成为了一个自强不息的女性．
解答 答案：56．Because she needed training to be a gymnast．细节推断题．文章中说Douglas离开家去参加训练，她的教练Liang Chow，who had coached the Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson，transformed Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the world要把她训练成最优秀的体操运动员．
57．She felt uneasy．细节理解题．第二段说When she arrived，Douglas thought that she must be the only black person in the state．When she woke up，she always said，"This isn't my bed set．Where am I？"来到新的地方后，每天她醒来时，都不知道自己在哪里．说明她很不适应新的环境．
58．Soar．/Rise rapidly．/Increase suddenly/greatly．猜测词义题．第三段说教练要把他培养成一位最优秀的运动员，from an average member of the national team to the top of the sport从国家队的一般成员到顶尖选手，所以应该是快速（成为…）的意思．
59．No，she isn't．Sh e is the first black woman to do so．细节理解题．文章第四段说By winning the Olympic all-round title，she became the first black woman to do so她是第一个赢得全能冠军的黑人女性．
60．She is strong-minded．After she won the game，she said"I was just like，believe，don't fear，believe．"概括大意题．文章讲述了一个自信坚强的女孩，It was just an amazing feeling，"she said，giggling（咯咯笑）．"I was just like，believe，don't fear，believe．"
点评 阅读理解是考查语篇理解能力．常考的题型有：推理判断题；主旨大意题；细节理解题；猜测词意题．近几年又出现了两种新的考查方式：写作态度判断题和文章结构题．解题时，在读懂文章的基础上，还有特别注意掌握题型的特征，尤其是细节题和推断题不可混淆：细节题是文章信息的再现；推断题是文章信息的提取．本题是广告类文章，考查主要是以细节题为主，细节题要注意常用的出题陷阱有：夸大，缩小，张冠李戴，偷梁换柱，无中生有等，做题时要看清看准．
